Published by Chicago Business Journal
Prestige 64/100Deadline
Mar 29, 2026
Applications closed
Fee
Free
Time to Apply
30–45 min
Winners
May 2026
The Chicago C-Suite Awards are a Chicago-area executive recognition program published by the Chicago Business Journal / American City Business Journals, honoring top C-level leaders for business performance, innovation, and community impact. Companies pursue it for peer and media visibility, executive branding, and local credibility in a business-journal-backed awards program. It is an editorial business-journal award rather than a pay-to-play ranking, with nominations judged by the publication’s team and/or award committee.